2001 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–4, 2001 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The UNC Greensboro Spartans won their first title as a member of the Southern Conference and received the automatic berth to the 2001 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2001 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams12
SiteBI-LO Center
Greenville, SC
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
East Tennessee State133 .813  1810  .643
UNC Greensboro106 .625  1912  .613
Appalachian State79 .438  1120  .355
Davidson79 .438  1517  .469
VMI511 .313  919  .321
Western Carolina313 .188  625  .194
South
College of Charleston124 .750  227  .759
Chattanooga97 .563  1713  .567
The Citadel97 .563  1612  .571
Georgia Southern97 .563  1515  .500
Wofford79 .438  1216  .429
Furman511 .313  1016  .385
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2001; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
March 1
Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Championship Game
March 4
                                     
4S Georgia Southern 76  
5N VMI 59  
  1N East Tennessee St. 64  
    4S Georgia Southern 72  
     
       
  2S Chattanooga 84  
  4S Georgia Southern 73  
       
       
  2S Chattanooga 74
    3N Appalachian State 48  
3N Appalachian State 58
6S Furman 56  
  2N UNC Greensboro 67
  2S Chattanooga 66
4N Davidson 60  
5S Wofford 57  
  1S Coll. of Charleston 54
    4N Davidson 57  
     
       
  2N UNC Greensboro 73
  4N Davidson 68  
       
       
  2N UNC Greensboro 91
    6N Western Carolina 69  
3S The Citadel 57
6N Western Carolina 67  

* Overtime game

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